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ERIC Number: EJ582259
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
The Network Computer: Is It Right for Education?
Galbreath, Jeremy
Educational Technology, v39 n1 p57-61 Jan-Feb 1999
Examines the network computer, originally conceived as an alternative device to personal computers to access the Internet and World Wide Web, from a technology perspective and looks at potential uses in education. Describes network architecture; discusses uses for library research, educational technology laboratories, and distance education. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Information Seeking, Internet, Laboratories, Library Services, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Network Architecture